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Is it a good idea to buy broken computers or game consoles for parts?
Since my 7-year-old laptop can't handle anything, I plan on building a new computer from the ground up by gutting an old desktop and frankensteining various parts from broken gaming PCs and game consoles. I think it would be a good way to save money on building a high-spec gaming PC rather than buying the parts alone. Does it actually save money and give you a good computer, or should I just buy used parts alone?
3 Answers
- MartinLv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
There's nothing in a games console that can be used in a pc, all the parts are custom made. You can build a fairly decent pc for little money if you buy used parts and don't mind getting last generation tech.
- 8 years ago
It is risky.
It is hard to tell why the broken computer is broken. As in you don't know whether the part you want to use still functions or not. Also you do not know how many hours the component has been used, meaning you won't know how long it will last.
Their is the same problems associated with buying tested second hand parts, except you will know that at the time they were tested they worked.
Personally I would say buy new parts if you want a high spec pc that will be used a lot and you'd like it to last.
Hope this helps
- 8 years ago
are you a computer expert
if not too risky
also old parts are mostly outdated
order new and get the ram and memory and all the other goodies you want
